1. History of the Ming Dynasty·Jin Lian's Biography Translation

Jin Lian, courtesy name Zonghan, was born in Shanyang.

In the 16th year of Yongle (1418), he became a Jinshi and was awarded the title of Censor. He once said that county officials are corrupt, and they should order the inspectors and censors to inspect honest and capable people, just like the practice during the Hongwu period, and then send envoys to comfort and reward them. Outstanding officials are also encouraged.

The emperor commended him for adopting his suggestion. Due to the recommendation, he was promoted to deputy envoy of Shaanxi.

In the first year of Zhengtong (1436), he wrote a letter asking to fill the vacancies in the guards, increase the Ningxia garrison, and establish a Hanzhong garrison commander. These suggestions deserve much discussion and implementation.

In three years, he was promoted to censor of Qiandu and counselor of Ningxia military affairs. Jin Lian is scheming and good at planning, so the west frontier is safe.

At that time, the emperor issued an edict to enrich the people and transport food to help the border areas. Those who transported more than one thousand dan would be rewarded in the seal. Jin Lian said that food in border areas is very expensive. Please also commend those who cannot reach this amount, so that the border food reserves can be enriched.

The Fujian thieves Deng Maoqi and others caused rebellion. Liu Ju, the governor, and Zhang Jie, the censor of the governor, went to conquer them, but they were defeated. In November of the thirteenth year (1448), the imperial court launched a large-scale military campaign and ordered Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao and others to serve as generals to go on a crusade. Jin Lian was appointed as military counselor.

When they arrived, the censor Ding Li had defeated the thieves and Deng Maoqi was dead. The remaining thieves supported his brother's son Deng Bosun to occupy Jiulong Mountain and resist the official army. Jin Lian discussed with everyone and used weak soldiers to lure them out. The elite soldiers who were lying in ambush broke into their fortress and captured Deng Bosun.

The emperor then mobilized Zhang Jie to attack the Zhejiang bandits, leaving Jin Lian behind to defeat the remaining bandits who had not yet been captured. At the time when Yingzong was captured and there was a military emergency, Jin Lian was recalled.

Commentators tried to impeach Jin Lian to no avail, but Emperor Jing ignored him and made him a guest of the crown prince and paid him a second salary. Soon he was appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs and was promoted to the title of Taibao of the Crown Prince.

At that time, troops were deployed in all directions and the need for food and wages was urgent. Jin Lian made a comprehensive plan and put forward 16 suggestions for reducing expenditures for implementation, so that the state's expenditures were sufficient. Soon, the emperor came back and asked Ru to send envoys as before, but the emperor firmly refused.

Jin Lian repeatedly went to court to advise him, but the emperor refused to listen. When the emperor came to the throne, he issued an edict to exempt three-tenths of the national tax in the second year of Jingtai (1451).

Jin Lian sent a message to the relevant officials and only reduced the levy of rice and wheat, while other items such as cash, cloth, and silk were still levied as usual. In February of the third year, bachelor Jiang Yuan talked about the matter with the emperor, and the emperor ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to investigate and deal with it.

Jin Lian felt ashamed and denied it. Please ask Li Kan and others to ask the relevant officials in the world why they violated the edict.

Jin Lian was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he said: "The imperial edict did not mention the silver, two pieces of cloth and silk. If they are all exempted, how can the state expenses be enough?" So he impeached both Shi Zhong and the censor. Jin Lian broke trust with the people, made the people resent the country, and also exposed his secret affairs. The emperor wanted to pardon him, but Li Kan and the censor Wang Yun strongly opposed it, so he was imprisoned in the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After three days, he was released, his title of Prince Taibao was removed, and he was transferred to the Ministry of Works. He Wenyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said that Jin Lian was indispensable for financial management, so he transferred him back to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Jin Lianshangshu recounted that he asked to retire, and the emperor comforted him and persuaded him to stay. After the establishment of the East Palace Prince, the title of Taibao of Prince Jin Lian was restored.

Soon after, he put forward ten suggestions to reduce the excessive food supply of military craftsmen and monks and Taoists. Five years later, he died in office.

For his military merits, he was posthumously named Shuyang Bo and given the posthumous title of Honorable Xiang. Jin Lian is resolute, decisive and talented, but he is very angry with his subordinates.

When he was in the Ministry of Punishment, he enforced the law too strictly. By the time he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it was a time when the army was in use and the country was in short supply of property, so he resorted to extensive means to ensure supply. 2. History of Ming Dynasty·Jin Lian Biography Translation

Jin Lian, courtesy name Zonghan, was born in Shanyang.

In the 16th year of Yongle

(1418)

He was awarded the title of Imperial Scholar and was awarded the title of Censor. He once said that county and county officials were corrupt and should be ordered to inspect the divisions and censors to inspect honest and capable people.

Just like in the Hongwu period If you do that, send envoys to comfort

your efforts and reward them.

In this way, officials will be able to distinguish themselves.

Officials who abide by the law and perform well will also be encouraged. .

The emperor commended him for adopting his suggestion.

Due to the recommendation, he was promoted to deputy envoy of Shaanxi.

The first year of Zhengtong

(1436)

He wrote a letter asking to fill the vacancies in the guards, increase the number of Ningxia garrison troops, and set up a Hanzhong garrison commander. .

These suggestions deserve much discussion and implementation. In three years, he was promoted to censor of Qiandu and counselor of Ningxia military affairs. Jin Lian is scheming and good at planning.

West Frontier is safe.

At that time, the emperor issued an edict to enrich the people and transport food to help the border areas.

Those who transported more than one thousand dan would be rewarded in the seal.

Jin Lian said Bian

Food in the defense area is very expensive. Please also commend those who cannot reach this amount, so that the border food reserve can be enriched.

The Fujian thieves Deng Maoqi and others caused rebellion. Liu Ju, the governor, and Zhang Jie, the censor of the governor, went to conquer them, but they were defeated. Thirteen years

(1448)

In November,

the imperial court sent out troops and ordered Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao and others to serve as generals to go to conquer,

Use Jin Lian as counselor for military affairs. When they arrived,

Censor Dingli

had defeated the thieves and Deng Maoqi was dead.

The remaining thieves supported his brother's son Deng Bosun to occupy Jiulong Mountain. ,

Resist the official army.

Jin Lian

discussed with everyone,

used weak soldiers to lure them out,

and the elite soldiers who were ambushing them attacked them

So he captured Deng Bosun.

The emperor then mobilized Zhang Jie to attack the Zhejiang bandits,

leaving Jin Lian behind to defeat the remaining bandits who had not yet been captured.

Just as Yingzong was captured,

the army

was in an emergency and Jin Lian was recalled. Discussers tried to impeach Jin Lian to no avail, but Emperor Jing ignored him and made him a guest of the crown prince and paid him a salary. Soon he was appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs and was promoted to the title of Taibao of the Crown Prince.

At that time, troops were deployed from all sides,

The need for food and wages was urgent,

Jin Lian made a comprehensive plan,

put forward 16 suggestions for reducing expenditures The above report is

effective,

and the national expenses are sufficient.

Soon,

the emperor came back,

also asked to send envoys as before,

the emperor firmly refused.

Jin Lian repeatedly went to court to advise him, but the emperor refused to listen. When the emperor came to the throne, he issued an edict to exempt the emperor from paying three-tenths of the national tax for the second year of Jingtai

(1451)

Jin Lian sent a message to the relevant officials,

Only the levy of rice and wheat was reduced,

Other levies for cash, cloth, and silk were still levied as usual.

In February of the third year,

Bachelor Jiang Yuan talked about this matter with the emperor, and the emperor ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to investigate and deal with it.

Jin Lian felt ashamed,

denied it and said no. Please ask Li Kan and others about the reasons why officials in the world violated the edict.

Jin Lian was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he said:

"

Silver, two pieces of cloth and silk,

The edict did not state that if all were exempted, the state expenses would be How can we cover the expenses?

So both Shi Zhong and Yu Shi impeached Jin Lian for breaking his promise to the people,

so that the people Resentful of the country,

and also exposed his secrets.

The emperor wanted to pardon him,

but Li Kan and the imperial censor Wang Yun strongly opposed it,

so he was imprisoned in the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After three days, he was released,

his title of Prince Taibao was removed, and

he was transferred to the Ministry of Works.

Minister of the Ministry of Personnel

He Wenyuan said that financial management is indispensable to Jin Lian, so he transferred him back to the Ministry of Accounts. Jin Lian Shangshu recounted his story and asked to retire. The emperor comforted him and asked him to stay.

After the establishment of the Prince of the East Palace,

the title of Prince Jin Lian's Taibao was restored.

Soon he put forward ten suggestions including reducing the excessive number of military craftsmen and monks and Taoists

food. Five years later, he died in office. For his military merits, he was posthumously named Shuyang Bo and given the posthumous title of Honorable Xiang.

Jin Lian is resolute, decisive and talented, but he is very angry with his subordinates. When he was in the Criminal Department, he enforced the law too strictly. By the time he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs

it was time for troops to be deployed and the country was in short supply of property, so he resorted to extensive means to ensure supply. 3. Classical Chinese Translation

Song Lian) was having a drink with a guest, and the emperor secretly sent someone to investigate.

The next day, I asked Lian if he had drunk yesterday, who was the guest and what was the food. Lian has the right to be true.

He smiled and said: "It is true that you will not deceive me." Jian Zhao asked the county officials whether Zang was good. I know."

The chief executive, Ru Taisu, wrote more than ten thousand words. The emperor was angry and asked his court officials.

Or referring to his book, he said, "This is disrespectful, and this slander is illegal." I asked Lian, and he said: "He is loyal to your majesty, and your majesty will open the way for his words. He will be severely punished."

Now that the emperor has read his book, he finds someone who has learned enough from it. He summoned the courtiers to question him, because he said the word "Lian": "Wei Jing Lian, who made some mistakes in his words." "History of Ming Dynasty - Song Lian Biography") Translation: Song Lian once drank with a guest, and the emperor secretly sent him a message The next day, the emperor asked Song Lian if he had been drinking yesterday and what was the food?

The emperor smiled and said, "That's true." You don't cheat on me. "The emperor occasionally asked about the quality of ministers, and Song Lian only cited those good ministers.

The emperor asked him why, and Song Lian replied: "Good ministers make friends with me, so I understand They; the bad ones, (I don’t interact with them, so) I can’t understand them. "The chief officer Ru Taisu wrote a memorial of more than 10,000 words.

The emperor was furious and asked the court officials. Someone pointed to Ru Taisu's memorial and said: "This is disrespectful, and the criticism here is illegal. "

(The emperor) asked Song Lian and replied: "He is just loyal to your majesty. Your majesty is openly speaking out, how can you rebuke (him)? "Soon after the emperor read Ru Taisu's memorial, there was something worthy of adoption. The courtiers were all scolded, so he called Song Lian's name and said: "(If) there was no Jing Lian, (I) almost mistakenly blamed the person who came to remonstrate. ".

4. Classical Chinese translation, thank you for the urgent need

Original text: There was a butcher, and the meat was returning. It was already dusk. Suddenly a wolf came, looked at the meat on the load, seemed to be salivating, and followed the butcher for several miles. The butcher was afraid, He showed it with a knife, but the young man refused; when it left, he followed it. There was no plan to butcher it. He thought that the meat that the wolf wanted was not as good as hanging on the trees and the fleas could get it. So he hooked the meat and hung it between the trees with his feet raised to show that he had an empty load. , the wolf stopped. The slaughter came back, and I went to get the meat in the early morning. I looked at the huge thing hanging on the tree in the distance, which looked like a man hanged to death. I was horrified. If I looked around and looked at it closely, it was a dead wolf. I looked up and saw that there was meat in the mouth, and the meat hook was stabbing the wolf. The palate is like a fish swallowing bait. At that time, the price of wolf skin was very high, and it cost more than ten gold. It was ridiculous to butcher Xiao Yuyan. If you seek fish from a tree, the wolf will eat it! Translation: There was a butcher who was selling meat and was going home. It was already evening.

Suddenly a wolf came. Looking at the meat in (the butcher's) load, it was so greedy that it seemed to be drooling. It followed the butcher for several miles. The butcher was frightened, so he took his knife and showed it to the wolf. The wolf stepped back a little. When the butcher wanted to run away, the wolf followed him again.

The butcher thought that what the wolf wanted to eat was meat, so he might as well hang the meat on a tree and come back to get it tomorrow morning. So he hooked the meat with an iron hook, raised his feet and hung the meat in the woods, and then showed the empty load to the wolf, and the wolf stopped.

The butcher returned home and went to get the meat early the next morning. He saw a big thing hanging on the tree from a distance, like a man hanging, and he was very scared. He tentatively approached and took a look, but it was a dead wolf. (The butcher) raised his head and took a closer look, and saw that the wolf had meat in its mouth, and the iron hook pierced the roof of the mouth, like a fish swallowing bait.

The price of wolf skin was very expensive at that time, (this wolf skin) was worth more than ten taels of gold, and the butcher’s life became a little comfortable. Just like a tree asking for fish, isn't it ridiculous that the wolf originally wanted to eat meat but met with disaster? Principle: When doing things for people, you must reject temptation and beware of bait, because there is often an "iron hook" hidden in the bait.

By the time it ends like that greedy wolf, it's already too late. 5. Ancient Chinese translation

Xun Jubo came from afar to visit his friend's condition, and it happened that the barbarians were attacking the city.

(Jubo Xun's) friend said to Jubo Xun: "I am destined to die, please leave as soon as possible!" Jubo said: "I came to visit you from afar, but you asked me to leave and abandoned my loyalty. Seeking life, is this what I, Jubo Xun, have done?" The barbarians had already arrived and said to Jubo Xun, "The army has arrived and the whole city is empty. What kind of man are you to dare to stay alone?" Jubo Xun said. : "My friend is seriously ill and I can't bear to abandon him. I would rather use my body to replace my friend's life." After hearing this, the Hu people said to Jubo Xun, "We who don't understand morality have invaded this beautiful place." A country of benevolence and righteousness.”

So the army withdrew and the whole city was saved. 6. Qu Tu Tu Xin classical Chinese translation

Original text: A guest who has had a master will see that the stove is straight and there is accumulated salary next to it.

The guest said to the host: "It's more twists and turns, and I'll move far away to get my salary; if you don't, there will be fire." The host didn't respond.

Suddenly, the house caught fire, and a neighbor rescued him. Fortunately, he survived. So he killed the cow and put wine in it, thanking his neighbors. The burnt ones were on the way up, and the others sat down according to their merits, and did not record the qutu and sudden speeches.

Someone said to the master: "The local envoys listen to the words of the guests, and they are not as good as cattle and wine. If they are weak, they will be in danger of fire. Now I invite the guests based on their merits. Is it possible for me to invite guests after a sudden migration and lose the favor? Is it okay to be a guest with a burnt head?" "The master asked for it without hesitation.

Notes: 1. Pass: visit. ⑵ Pong: same as "beside", next to.

⑶ No: If this is not the case. ⑷Hey (m ò)ran: the way of not speaking.

Hey, the same as "mo". ⑸Xi: Same as "extinguishing", extinguishing.

⑹ Zhuó: A person burned by fire. Burn, burn.

⑺Bubu: But not invited. However, but; record, hire, here refers to invitation.

⑻ Township (xià ng) envoy: if at the beginning. Township, the same as "xiang", the past; make, if.

⑼寤: Same as "enlightenment", awakening, awakening.

Translation: A guest who visited the host saw that the chimney of the stove (the host's house) was straight and there were firewood piled next to it, so he said to the host: "Change the chimney to a curved one to keep the firewood away from the (chimney).

Otherwise, there will be a fire." The master remained silent and refused.

Soon, a fire broke out in the house. The neighbors came to put out the fire. Fortunately, the fire was put out. So (the owner) killed the cow and prepared a banquet to thank the neighbors.

The person who was burned by the fire was placed at the top of the table, and the rest were arranged in order of merit, but the guest who made the "qutu" suggestion was not invited. Someone said to the host: "If I had listened to that guest, I wouldn't have spent money on setting up a banquet, and there would never have been a fire.

Now comment on the credit, invite the guests, (why) mention 'Qutu' What if the person who made the suggestion did not receive any thanks or favor, but the person who was burned became the honored guest?" The host then woke up and invited the guest.